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Informer Web Reporting. Jakim Friant 2008-07-21. The Appeal to CFCC. User-driven Web page interface Ad-hoc reports Scheduled reports. User-Developed Reports. Case in Point:. Schedule for the print shop Exported to MS Excel Written completely by Instructional Operations
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Informer Web Reporting Jakim Friant 2008-07-21
The Appeal to CFCC • User-driven • Web page interface • Ad-hoc reports • Scheduled reports
User-Developed Reports • Case in Point: • Schedule for the print shop • Exported to MS Excel • Written completely by Instructional Operations • IT only helped with Computed Columns
Scheduled Reports • Each user can schedule one or more reports to be sent by email • Business Office runs budget reports weekly • Student Development runs enrollment reports during registration
Security Through Roles • Roles control user access to data • CFCC groups users by department (with a few more specific roles) • Users automatically created with a restricted account
Sample Role File Assignments • Admissions Role • ACAD.LEVELS (all properties) • COURSE.SEC.FACULTY (all properties) • COURSE.SEC.MEETING (all properties) • COURSE.SECTIONS (all properties) • COURSES (all properties) • DEPTS (all properties) • FACULTY (all properties) • REG.BILLING.RATES (all properties) • ROOMS (all properties) • Students (all properties) • XNC.COURSE.SEC.FAC (all properties)
Generating Meta Files • Required to Generate • Filename • Field Types • Data Fields (D-, A-, and S-descriptors) • Virtual Fields (I- and V-descriptors) • Create Links Later • File Links • Valcode Tables
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